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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:02:38 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1How the Bullish Dollar Is Challenging CEO Decision-Makinghttp://chiefexecutive.net/bullish-dollar-challenging-ceo-decision-making
http://chiefexecutive.net/bullish-dollar-challenging-ceo-decision-making#commentsFri, 30 Jan 2015 18:53:17 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48906For many CEOs, the dollar’s rise can be a decidedly mixed blessing. And a bullish dollar can test the mettle of even the shrewdest business tactician. It’s possible, with quick action, however, to take advantage of the dollar’s rise or at least buffet companies against it. But the temptation to do so can also backlash fiercely.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/bullish-dollar-challenging-ceo-decision-making/feed0Strategic Agility: A Leadership Imperative for a Volatile Worldhttp://chiefexecutive.net/strategic-agility-leadership-imperative-volatile-world
http://chiefexecutive.net/strategic-agility-leadership-imperative-volatile-world#commentsFri, 30 Jan 2015 18:38:15 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48901Today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world threatens CEOs who don’t adapt. Still, many fight fires, exploit immediate gains and set plans as if the business landscape was stable—though it’s clearly not. To create sustainable value amid the high stakes of uncertainty, it’s imperative that leaders take a disciplined approach to honing their strategic agility.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/strategic-agility-leadership-imperative-volatile-world/feed15 Simple Ways to Transform and Revive Your Company in 2015http://chiefexecutive.net/5-simple-ways-transform-revive-company-2015
http://chiefexecutive.net/5-simple-ways-transform-revive-company-2015#commentsFri, 30 Jan 2015 16:02:13 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48898You probably have big goals for your company in 2015, but may yearn to approach them in a fresh way. Here are 5 ways CEOs and business leaders can shift themselves and their teams into the right mindset to make transformation happen.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/5-simple-ways-transform-revive-company-2015/feed0Why Tesla and Toyota’s Patent-Sharing Strategies Are Not for Everyonehttp://chiefexecutive.net/tesla-toyotas-patent-sharing-strategies-everyone
http://chiefexecutive.net/tesla-toyotas-patent-sharing-strategies-everyone#commentsFri, 23 Jan 2015 17:26:54 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48827Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda at least have agreed on one way to achieve their widely varying visions of the future of the automobile: open up their patents on the technologies they’re promoting in the hopes of encouraging other automakers to contribute their own efforts in that area and create a critical mass of technology adoption and development that will push the company’s choice of future power trains across the finish line first.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/tesla-toyotas-patent-sharing-strategies-everyone/feed0Can CEOs Trust Falling Oil Prices’ Effect on Consumer Behavior?http://chiefexecutive.net/can-ceos-trust-falling-oil-prices-effect-consumer-behavior
http://chiefexecutive.net/can-ceos-trust-falling-oil-prices-effect-consumer-behavior#commentsFri, 23 Jan 2015 17:19:20 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48825As oil prices slide down to the $50-a-barrel mark and beyond, business chiefs are beginning to make decisions about the future based on the trend. But what CEOs are deciding depends on whether they think depressed crude prices are a long-term phenomenon, something just for the remainder of this year—or will disappear as quickly as they came.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/can-ceos-trust-falling-oil-prices-effect-consumer-behavior/feed05 Secrets to Crafting a Winning Annual Planhttp://chiefexecutive.net/5-secrets-crafting-winning-annual-plan
http://chiefexecutive.net/5-secrets-crafting-winning-annual-plan#commentsFri, 23 Jan 2015 17:04:17 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48824Annual plans are much more than a set of numbers that have to be achieved. They inspire CEOs and their teams to execute well for the year. Here are five steps to help you develop an inspiring and winning annual plan.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/5-secrets-crafting-winning-annual-plan/feed1To Generate Successful Strategic Improvements, Start by ‘Backcasting’http://chiefexecutive.net/generate-successful-strategic-improvements-start-backcasting
http://chiefexecutive.net/generate-successful-strategic-improvements-start-backcasting#commentsThu, 15 Jan 2015 21:17:15 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48716Typical improvement meetings today start with a review of the current situation, followed by an exercise of interviews, data analysis, and the development of an action plan designed to move the organization forward. Hopefully, it’s at least followed up with what’s going well and what’s not going well, rather than just pointing out the problems.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/generate-successful-strategic-improvements-start-backcasting/feed02014 CEO2CEO Summit: Growing Your Business in Uncertain Timeshttp://chiefexecutive.net/growing-business-uncertain-times
http://chiefexecutive.net/growing-business-uncertain-times#commentsSat, 10 Jan 2015 00:35:22 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48628Sometimes you have to get out of your office to be more effective in it. That, in a nutshell, is the premise behind events like December’s CEO SUMMIT at the New York Stock Exchange, where leaders gathered to share insights and brainstorm on solutions for their most pressing business challenges. These pages offer takeaways and highlights from the event.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/growing-business-uncertain-times/feed04 Reasons CEOs Shouldn’t Let Volatility Get in the Way of Their 2015 Planhttp://chiefexecutive.net/4-reasons-ceos-shouldnt-let-world-volatility-get-way-2015-plan
http://chiefexecutive.net/4-reasons-ceos-shouldnt-let-world-volatility-get-way-2015-plan#commentsThu, 08 Jan 2015 20:42:32 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48588There are a lot of things affecting the market today, and plenty of reasons for CEOs to question the direction of their 2015 strategy. But volatility is constant, and there is nothing going on in the marketplace today that should deter CEOs and their companies from their goals. Here are four reasons why business chiefs should stay focused on their plan.

]]>http://chiefexecutive.net/4-reasons-ceos-shouldnt-let-world-volatility-get-way-2015-plan/feed0The Man Who Changed How America Shopshttp://chiefexecutive.net/man-changed-america-shops
http://chiefexecutive.net/man-changed-america-shops#commentsTue, 06 Jan 2015 20:48:44 +0000http://chiefexecutive.net/?p=48565Leslie Wexner, founder and CEO of L Brands, has an acute ability to understand customers and consumer-fashion goods. More importantly, he can put this understanding into action.